The American Max Homa He gave his rivals little option in the last round of the South African tournament Nedbank Golf Challenge and with a card of 66 strokes, for 269 (-19), he lifted the trophy at Sun City, his first achievement on the European Tour in his debut on this circuit.
Homa, the world’s best-ranked player (8th) of all going into the final day, was one stroke ahead of the Danes at the end of the third round. Nicolai Hojgaard and Thorbjorn Olesenbut in the end they finished just four and five shots behind the winner, respectively.
Despite having birdies on four of the first six holes of the day, Homa He briefly shared the lead with Hojgaard. However, an eagle on the 9th brought him back into first place all by himself.
Homa can finally say that she is an international winner. And he added what is considered the African Grand Slam to his six PGA Tour titles. Homa took the win with six birdies, an eagle and two bogeys. He pulled away after back-to-back birdies on the 15th and 16th holes, where he made a 12-meter putt on the par 3.
“It’s what you dream about, you want to be in the match and it’s nice to close it out at the end,” Homa said. “It’s one of those weeks where the ball wants to go in when it needs to go in,” he added.
Hojgaard, who played Homa in the Ryder Cup in Rome, made four birdies in a bogey-free final round of 68. Fellow Dane Thorbjorn Olesen finished third after a 69 that included two bogeys and a double bogey in his last seven holes.
Homa has not played since the Ryder Cup, which ended on October 1, and in which he scored 3.5 points to be the USA’s leading scorer in its loss in Europe. His last strokeplay event was the Fortinet Championship, in mid-September. “It’s great to travel to a new place and meet incredible people,” Homa said. “The fans are fantastic, everyone is very welcoming and friendly. I’m very grateful to have had the opportunity to be here, and winning a trophy is the icing on the cake.”
Homa played all four rounds in 60 strokes this week, on a course, the Gary Player Country Club, which is not easy. The Nedbank Golf Challenge is the penultimate event of the season in Europe before the DP World Tour Championship Next week Dubai.
Justin Thomas, who like Homa is playing by invitational, finished at 12 under par in the tournament in fourth place after a 66 on Sunday. He also shot 66 on Friday, but shot 72 on Thursday and Saturday, reducing his chances for the title.
The French Matthieu Pavonwho won the Spanish Open in October to earn his first victory on the European circuit, entered the final round one stroke behind Homa, but fell on Sunday, with a final round 78 (+6) that included six bogeys and a double bogey.
Jorge Campillo from Extremadura finished 12th, twelve strokes behind the winner. Also twelfth in the Race to Dubai, for now the man from Norba will have a guaranteed card to play on the PGA Tour next year with a full exemption.
Adrián Otaegui, Nacho Elvira and Pablo LarrazabaThey finished 33rd and 43rd with 287 and 291 hits.
Source: La Verdad
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